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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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